#Oregon Issues Kill Order for Four #Wolves in Imnaha Pack

For Immediate Release, March 31, 2016 Contact: Amaroq Weiss, (707) 779-9613, [email protected] Oregon Issues Kill Order for Four Wolves in Imnaha Pack Attacks on Livestock Come as State Loosens Requirements for Nonlethal Methods of Preventing Conflicts With Wolves PORTLAND, Ore .— Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials today authorized the killing of four wolves from the Imnaha pack for involvement in several attacks on livestock in Wallowa County in northeastern Oregon. One of the wolves ordered killed is wolf OR-4, the longtime breeding male of the pack. OR-4 is the father of wolf OR-7, the Oregon-born wolf who made international headlines by dispersing to California and becoming the first confirmed wild wolf in that state in nearly 90 years. The other three wolves ordered killed are OR-39, who is OR-4’s mate, and two yearling pups from last year’s...